Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Lloyd Irvin[2]
Wrestling
NCAA Division I Wrestling Greco-Roman Wrestling[3]
Years active
2002–2022
Mixed martial arts record
Total
27
Wins
16
By knockout
11
By submission
1
By decision
4
Losses
10
By knockout
7
By decision
3
No contests
1
Other information
University
Old Dominion University
Spouse
Kerry Kasik
(m. 2006; div. 2016)
Jessica Craven
(m. 2018)
Notable school(s)
Lake Taylor High School
Website
http://www.brandonvera.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Air Force
Years of service
1997–1999
Brandon Michael Vera (born October 10, 1977), or also known by his ring name as The Truth, is a Filipino and American retired mixed martial artist where he was the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Champion and the 2005 WEC Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2022, he competed in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions of ONE Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
^ONE FC
^"UFC 164 fight card: Brandon Vera vs Ben Rothwell fight preview". SB Nation. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
^"UFC 164 Factgrinder: Why Brandon Vera Was Not Really an Olympic Candidate". Bloody Elbow. September 2, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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Brandon Michael Vera (born October 10, 1977), or also known by his ring name as The Truth, is a Filipino and American retired mixed martial artist where...
Erik Matti. It stars an ensemble cast top-billed by Anne Curtis and BrandonVera. The plot centers on a team summoned by the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
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Commission. Jones fought BrandonVera on March 21, 2010, at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones. He won the fight by TKO after an elbow to Vera's face followed up with...
February 1, 2020, it was announced that Bhullar would be challenging BrandonVera for the ONE Heavyweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Code...
traditional Lethwei rules. At ONE: Spirit of Champions on 11 December 2015, BrandonVera knocked out Paul Cheng in the first round to become the inaugural ONE...
Championship Super Heavy. In 2008, Lloyd Irvin, his family, and former student BrandonVera were the victims of a home invasion robbery. Reportedly, Irvin was able...
mismatched opponent. Despite the criticism, Mir was subsequently matched with BrandonVera at UFC 65: Bad Intentions to determine the number one contender. Mir...
Logan Storley Linton Vassell Ádám Borics Aung La Nsang Martin Nguyen BrandonVera Marina Mokhnatkina Impa Kasanganay Viktor Pešta Tyrone Spong List of...
He lost the fight via submission in the second round. Rothwell faced BrandonVera at UFC 164 on August 31, 2013. He won the fight via TKO by punches in...
and Dennis Hallman filed a second class action. And on December 24, BrandonVera and Pablo Garza filed a third lawsuit. Shortly after the initial news...
promotional victory. Aliakbari faced the former ONE Heavyweight World Champion BrandonVera on December 3, 2022, at ONE 164. He won the fight by a first-round technical...
then stepped in as a replacement for an injured Matt Hamill to fight BrandonVera at UFC 102 in Portland, Oregon. Soszynski lost via unanimous decision...
against BrandonVera at ONE Championship: Century on October 13, 2019. During the match, Aung La connected on a spinning back elbow that sent Vera stumbling...
Nogueira had to withdraw from his bout against BrandonVera due to an ankle injury. It was announced that Vera will face future Light Heavyweight Champion...
for observation. After this loss, Jardine faced BrandonVera at UFC 89. Although it appeared that Vera damaged Jardine's knee with a front kick in the...
former two-time Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia and undefeated BrandonVera. Before the Vera vs. Sylvia fight, former amateur wrestler and WWE wrestler Brock...
California on October 24, 2009. Matt Hamill pulled out of a bout with BrandonVera due to injury. Krzysztof Soszynski took his place. A knee injury forced...
premiered at a film fest in Switzerland on July 3, 2022, with lead actors BrandonVera, Joey Marquez, Mary Jean Lastimosa, and Ricci Rivero, among others. There...
event also marked the first UFC appearance of Thiago Alves, Jon Fitch, BrandonVera, Spencer Fisher and Brock Larson. Loiseau earned a title shot against...
Global Information
United States
United States Air Force